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Homily for the Re-opening of St Gregory’s, Preshome
‘She named him Moses because, she said, “I drew him out of the water”.’ Today’s first reading summarises Moses’ early life, the early life of Israel’s great prophet, liberator and […]
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Homily for 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time
If we think of today’s three readings as pictures to be hung on a wall, we might put the second, from St Paul, in the centre a little higher than […]
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Homily for the Scalan Pilgrimage
I know many of you are from the south. I hope you’ll forgive me if I first say something about the area of Scotland in which we are – more immediately […]
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Homily for the National Pilgrimage in Honour of St John Ogilvie
I ‘I remember the deeds of the Lord, / I remember your wonders of old, / I muse on all your works / and ponder your mighty deeds.’ Brothers and sisters, […]
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Homily for the 50th Anniversary of SCIAF
Is SCIAF in the Bible? The first answer is ‘Of course not.’ The second is, ‘Of course it is.’ The inspiration is. After all, we have just heard three readings. We […]
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Pastoral Letter for Sunday 28 June
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This year marks the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie. It was kept in Glasgow earlier this year. Now it’s our […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart
‘They will look on the one whom they have pierced.’ This feast comes in this month when summer finally gets under way; it comes in a time of light and […]
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The Parable of the Vine
Faith Formation Seminar, Bishop’s House, Aberdeen, 9 May 2015 [The passage is read: John 15:1-17]. This concludes our series on the Parables of Jesus. Is it, though, a parable? Yes, […]
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